Subheading · Chapter 84 · Heading 8485
8485.30: By plaster, cement, ceramics or glass deposit
Subheading 8485.30 belongs to heading 8485 (machines for additive manufacturing) in chapter 84.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8485 30 00 00 By plaster, cement, ceramics or glass deposit
- 8485 30 10 00 By plaster, cement, or ceramic deposit Freep/st
- 8485 30 90 00 Other Freep/st
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Additional duties and charges 2
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 376
- Documents
- 9008
- Duty suspensionSuspension - goods for certain categories of ships, boats and other vessels and for drilling or production platforms Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1431
- Documents
- C990 End use authorisation ships and platforms (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)
- Tariff lines
- on 1 of 2 lines
Import requirements 5
- Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- Tariff lines
- on 1 of 2 lines
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Syria
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/792
- Tariff lines
- on 1 of 2 lines
- Import controlImport control on restricted goods and technologies
- Applies to goods from
- Iran, Libya, North Korea, Russia
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/461, S.I. 2019/411, 2020 No. 1665, S.I. 2019/855
- Documents
- Tariff lines
- on 1 of 2 lines
- Import controlImport control - Waste
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/590
- Documents
- C672 Information document accompanying shipments of waste as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 – Article 18 and Annex VII
- C669 Notification document as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 - Article 5 and Annex IA
- Y923 Product not subjected to the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2024/1157
- C670 Movement document as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 – Article 5 and Annex IB
- Tariff lines
- on 1 of 2 lines
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | Free |
| DCTS Comprehensive | Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 moreAfghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo - Kinshasa, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Laos, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé & Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia | Free |
| European Union (including code "EU") | Free | |
| DCTS Enhanced | Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 moreAlgeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, Kyrgyzstan, Micronesia, Mongolia, Nigeria, Niue, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu | Free |
| CARIFORUM | Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 moreAntigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago | Free |
| OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories) | Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands and 7 moreAnguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, St Helena, Turks & Caicos Islands | Free |
| Central America | Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama | Free |
| SADC EPA | Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia | Free |
| Eastern and Southern Africa States | Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe | Free |
| CPTPP | Brunei, Malaysia | Free |
| UK–Andorra agreement | Andorra | Free |
| UK–Albania agreement | Albania | Free |
| UK–Australia agreement | Australia | Free |
| UK–Canada agreement | Canada | Free |
| UK–Switzerland agreement | Switzerland | Free |
| UK–Côte d’Ivoire agreement | Côte d’Ivoire | Free |
| UK–Chile agreement | Chile | Free |
| UK–Cameroon agreement | Cameroon | Free |
| UK–Colombia agreement | Colombia | Free |
| UK–Ceuta & Melilla agreement | Ceuta & Melilla | Free |
| UK–Ecuador agreement | Ecuador | Free |
| UK–Egypt agreement | Egypt | Free |
| UK–Fiji agreement | Fiji | Free |
| UK–Faroe Islands agreement | Faroe Islands | Free |
| UK–Georgia agreement | Georgia | Free |
| UK–Ghana agreement | Ghana | Free |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | Free |
| UK–Israel agreement | Israel | Free |
| UK–India agreement | India | Free |
| UK–Iceland agreement | Iceland | Free |
| UK–Jordan agreement | Jordan | Free |
| UK–Japan agreement | Japan | Free |
| UK–Kenya agreement | Kenya | Free |
| UK–South Korea agreement | South Korea | Free |
| UK–Lebanon agreement | Lebanon | Free |
| UK–Liechtenstein agreement | Liechtenstein | Free |
| UK–Morocco agreement | Morocco | Free |
| UK–Moldova agreement | Moldova | Free |
| UK–North Macedonia agreement | North Macedonia | Free |
| UK–Mexico agreement | Mexico | Free |
| UK–Norway agreement | Norway | Free |
| UK–New Zealand agreement | New Zealand | Free |
| UK–Peru agreement | Peru | Free |
| UK–Papua New Guinea agreement | Papua New Guinea | Free |
| UK–Palestinian Territories agreement | Palestinian Territories | Free |
| UK–Serbia agreement | Serbia | Free |
| UK–Solomon Islands agreement | Solomon Islands | Free |
| UK–Singapore agreement | Singapore | Free |
| UK–San Marino agreement | San Marino | Free |
| UK–Tunisia agreement | Tunisia | Free |
| UK–Türkiye agreement | Türkiye | Free |
| UK–Ukraine agreement | Ukraine | Free |
| UK–Vietnam agreement | Vietnam | Free |
| UK–Samoa agreement | Samoa | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Germany | £347k | 72.2% | — |
 China | £33k | 6.9% | +219.3% |
 Italy | £29k | 6% | -4.1% |
 France | £28k | 5.9% | -83.4% |
 Netherlands | £15k | 3.1% | — |
 Switzerland | £14k | 2.9% | — |
 Denmark | £7k | 1.6% | — |
 Sweden | £2k | 0.5% | — |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU Free – 1.7% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 0.9% 
Türkiye Free – 1.7% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 0.9% 
USA 2.5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Mexico Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 12.6% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free – 5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 2.5% 
Japan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 3% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Nigeria 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$42kUS$42k+US$163k+US$2m+> US$3m
Exports: 50
- Denmark: US$3m
- Germany: US$3m
- China: US$3m
- Netherlands: US$3m
- United States: US$2m
- Italy: US$2m
- Austria: US$2m
- France: US$1m
- Czechia: US$323k
- Bulgaria: US$205k
- Portugal: US$176k
- Ecuador: US$163k
- United Kingdom: US$142k
- Türkiye: US$93k
- Romania: US$84k
- Sweden: US$78k
- Taiwan: US$74k
- Switzerland: US$62k
- Australia: US$61k
- Kazakhstan: US$60k
- South Korea: US$56k
- Ireland: US$49k
- Spain: US$42k
- Poland: US$39k
- Belgium: US$35k
- Singapore: US$28k
- India: US$26k
- Japan: US$19k
- Canada: US$17k
- Mexico: US$8k
- Greece: US$7k
- Slovenia: US$6k
- Saudi Arabia: US$5k
- Thailand: US$5k
- Russia: US$5k
- United Arab Emirates: US$3k
- Guatemala: US$3k
- Philippines: US$1k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$800
- Egypt: US$300
- Malaysia: US$300
- South Africa: US$300
- Norway: US$200
- Costa Rica: US$100
- Hungary: US$100
- Ukraine: US$100
- Brazil: US$0
- Colombia: US$0
- Finland: US$0
- Iceland: US$0
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$30kUS$30k+US$203k+US$637k+> US$1m
Imports: 95
- United States: US$4m
- Germany: US$3m
- United Arab Emirates: US$1m
- Brazil: US$1m
- Netherlands: US$1m
- Japan: US$1m
- Spain: US$864k
- Argentina: US$819k
- Egypt: US$815k
- Switzerland: US$637k
- Australia: US$582k
- Belgium: US$571k
- Israel: US$520k
- India: US$392k
- Italy: US$384k
- France: US$315k
- Russia: US$307k
- China: US$282k
- Türkiye: US$261k
- Canada: US$249k
- Ukraine: US$244k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$207k
- Armenia: US$203k
- Mexico: US$172k
- Saudi Arabia: US$169k
- United Kingdom: US$164k
- Indonesia: US$164k
- Singapore: US$154k
- Colombia: US$151k
- Serbia: US$145k
- Philippines: US$134k
- Peru: US$96k
- Nigeria: US$96k
- Denmark: US$74k
- Sweden: US$71k
- Thailand: US$68k
- Latvia: US$66k
- Ecuador: US$53k
- Norway: US$52k
- Paraguay: US$51k
- Guatemala: US$51k
- Belarus: US$49k
- Myanmar (Burma): US$48k
- Taiwan: US$46k
- Czechia: US$39k
- Austria: US$30k
- Kyrgyzstan: US$28k
- Chile: US$27k
- Greece: US$26k
- South Korea: US$24k
- Togo: US$22k
- Bolivia: US$20k
- South Africa: US$20k
- Poland: US$19k
- Malta: US$18k
- Costa Rica: US$18k
- Malaysia: US$17k
- Slovakia: US$16k
- El Salvador: US$16k
- Romania: US$14k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark | US$3m | 15.5% |
| 2 | Germany | US$3m | 14.8% |
| 3 | China | US$3m | 13.2% |
| 4 | Netherlands | US$3m | 12.2% |
| 5 | United States | US$2m | 9.8% |
| 6 | Italy | US$2m | 9.5% |
| 7 |  Austria | US$2m | 9.3% |
| 8 | France | US$1m | 6.9% |
| 9 |  Czechia | US$323k | 1.5% |
| 10 |  Bulgaria | US$205k | 0.9% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$4m | 17.5% |
| 2 | Germany | US$3m | 12.6% |
| 3 |  United Arab Emirates | US$1m | 6.7% |
| 4 | Brazil | US$1m | 6.2% |
| 5 | Netherlands | US$1m | 5% |
| 6 | Japan | US$1m | 4.8% |
| 7 |  Spain | US$864k | 4% |
| 8 | Argentina | US$819k | 3.8% |
| 9 |  Egypt | US$815k | 3.8% |
| 10 | Switzerland | US$637k | 3% |
Import duty on this product around the world 92
The most-favoured-nation (MFN) duty each country applies to goods of this HS subheading: the average over its national tariff lines, with the lowest and highest line where they differ. Goods from countries with a trade agreement often pay less.
- 3.8%median duty
- 37number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Bermuda, Maldives
92
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Albania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 5% | 2023 | |
 Armenia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Australia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bahamas | 45% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Belize | 5% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 10% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 5% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
 Burkina Faso | 10% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cameroon | 10% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 0% | 2023 | |
 Central African Republic | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 10% | 2023 | |
| China | 6.5% | 5% – 8% | 2023 |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 10% | 2023 | |
 Costa Rica | 0% | 2023 | |
 Dominican Republic | 0% | 2023 | |
 El Salvador | 0% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 0% | 2023 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 0.9% | 0% – 1.7% | 2023 |
 Fiji | 0% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 13% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Ghana | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guatemala | 0% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 10% | 2023 | |
 Honduras | 0% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
 India | 7.5% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Jamaica | 0% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Lesotho | 0% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Malaysia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 20% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 10% | 2023 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Morocco | 2.5% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 7.5% | 2023 | |
 Namibia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nepal | 5% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Nicaragua | 0% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 10% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 10% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 0% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 16% | 2023 | |
 Panama | 1.5% | 0% – 3% | 2023 |
 Philippines | 0.5% | 0% – 1% | 2023 |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Rwanda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 10% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 10% | 2023 | |
 South Africa | 0% | 2023 | |
 South Korea | 8% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 5% | 2023 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 5% | 2023 | |
| Switzerland | 0.5%* | 2023 | |
 Tanzania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 10% | 2023 | |
| Türkiye | 0.9% | 0% – 1.7% | 2023 |
 Uganda | 0% | 2023 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 0% | 2023 | |
| United States | 2.5% | 2023 | |
 Vanuatu | 10% | 2023 | |
 Vietnam | 0% | 2023 | |
 Zambia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0.1% | 2023 |
Tariff data years 2022–2023; rates may have changed since. * ad valorem equivalent of specific duties (UNCTAD estimate) · UNCTAD TRAINS, accessed via WITS (World Bank)
Classifications and correspondences
Where this HS subheading sits in the United Nations' statistical classifications, and which codes it had in earlier editions of the Harmonized System.
- SITC Rev. 4
- 72834 Machinery for agglomerating, shaping/moulding solid mineral fuels, ceramic paste, unhardened cements, plastering materials/other mineral products in powder/paste form; machines for forming foundry moulds of sand
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Capital goods · BEC 312
- CPC 2.1 product
- 44919 Special-purpose machinery n.e.c. (including machinery for isotopic separation, machines for assembling electric lamps in glass envelopes, machines for manufacturing glassware and rope making machines)
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2829 Manufacture of other special-purpose machinery
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8475.29, 8479.89 | changed |
| 2012 | 8475.29, 8479.89 | changed |
| 2007 | 8475.29, 8479.89 | changed |
| 2002 | 8475.29, 8479.89 | changed |
| 1996 | 8475.29, 8479.89 | changed |
| 1992 | 8475.20, 8479.89 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Code history
Since 2022; before, these goods were classified under 8474.80, 8475.29, 8479.89.
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 8485.30 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 8485.30 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 1.7%. 1 of them is duty-free.
174 countries pay no duty in the UK thanks to trade agreements and preference schemes such as DCTS Comprehensive and European Union, against a standard rate of Free.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of these goods into the UK came to £481k between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 116% on the year before); Germany supplied 72%, followed by China.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$22m (−35.8% year on year).
The largest exporter was Denmark (US$3m), followed by Germany.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for by plaster, cement, ceramics or glass deposit?
By plaster, cement, ceramics or glass deposit fall under HS subheading 8485.30, part of heading 8485, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on by plaster, cement, ceramics or glass deposit in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8485.30 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on by plaster, cement, ceramics or glass deposit in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8485.30 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 1.7%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most by plaster, cement, ceramics or glass deposit?
Denmark, with US$3m in 2024 (15.5% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?
174 countries pay no duty under a trade agreement or preference scheme, among them partners under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union, DCTS Enhanced. The goods must meet the agreement’s rules of origin and the importer needs proof of origin; otherwise the standard rate of Free applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Is there anti-dumping duty on these goods?
The UK charges additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. Lower rates apply to the named exporters listed in the measure.
Where does the UK import these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Germany (72%), China (7%) and Italy (6%), out of total imports of £481k.